To start/stop Q-Sims using the script. The simulator is launched using the screen utility [1].
# cd /share/xxx_DATA/.qpkg/QSims
# ./qsims.sh start
# ./qsims.sh stop
To open the OpenSim console after starting Q-Sims with the script above
# screen -list
will return something like:
There is a screen on: xxxxx.OpenSim_OSGRID (Detached)
1 Socket in /tmp/screens/S-admin.
# screen -r xxxxx.OpenSim_OSGRID
To leave the screen console (but not terminate the application) type: CTRL+A D
To manually start Q-Sims
# cd /share/xxx_DATA/.qpkg/QSims
# cd bin
# mono OpenSim.exe
To stop Q-Sims from the OpenSim console
Region (<region_name>)# quit
[1] The screen utility is a terminal multiplexer that allows a user to access multiple separate terminal sessions inside a single terminal window or remote terminal session. The screen is installed using IPKG Optware during the Q-Sims installation. IPKG QPKG shall be available and enable BEFORE the Q-Sims installation
The OpenSim Console
Once in the OpenSim console you can use the following commands:
help to list all command (and help cmd to list the options of one command)
quit to terminate the OpenSim simulator gracefully
change region <region name> to access an other regions hosted on your NAS
save oar <filename> to save the content of a region
load oar <filename> to restore the content of a region
terrain fill <height> to flatten your region to a specific level
